View Full Version : STALKER is enough to make me give up PCgaming.
EDIT: Got the problem solved..just dragged up this old post to say what fixed it. (Post #39):thup:
I could put up with Oblivions crashes to the desktop.
Stalker tho does a hard lock up, requiring a reboot. I have kept lowering the settings till my fps are above 120 and still complete screen lockups. Ouch (Plus it looks like crap)
Anybody have this running lock up free on an x1950 pro with the 7.3 drivers
I would consider an 8800GTS but its amazing how many threads I have found with nvidia cards locking up as well.
I am thinking if this is the future, it would just be easier and cheaper to get an Xbox 360, that would completly free up all the hours I have wasted trying to get an unpolished game running.
I'll try anything if anybody has any suggestions, have used the 6.11's and the 7.3's no OC on the card at all. Patched it right after I installed it.
I miss the good old days of Farcry and Fear.
rant over:cry:
Turd Furguson
04-09-07, 01:20 PM
Overheating GPU maybe?
to tell you the truth, I haven't had a lockup once with this game on 3 different machines: even after the patches.
core2duo(e6600)/8800GTX
opteron175/1900xtx
core2duo(x6800)/7800gtx
Although the game does not have the sharpest graphics, I will say that it has one of the best lighting model I have seen yet. I have gone through a few sets of drivers under each pc, as well.
Each game has its quirks, and it may even be your pc which is misconfigured. Just because one game does not work on your computer, does not necessarily say it is the actual problem. I am not trying to be negative towards your response, just to make sure you are not overlooking something.
striker85
04-09-07, 03:16 PM
On the PC in my signature I haven't had one problem with the game. I'm running catalyst 7.3 without CCC and running ATItool.
Ok totally get what your saying nox, and with no problems, I would not do any searches for my problem.
But "google" stalker lockups and you can spend the next hour reading about my problem, so then clearly we can see its not just me.
It's not like I don't exceed the recomended specs.
Possibly a complete reinstall of the OS is the fix....its just such a drag to have to do all of this for a game that all ready has what? a 70 bug fix patch out for it.:(
I will work on it for one more chunk of time but maybe just maybe the second patch will some how magically fix these lockups, we'll see.
hUMANbEATbOX
04-09-07, 03:24 PM
not meeting the specs would not be the cause of a lockup.
if you type ANY game into google with the words "lockup" or "crash" afterwards, you will find many threads of people having problems. even mainstream apps have problems with certain configs.
i haven't had a serious problem with any game for a long time....maybe i'm just lucky. :)
I wanted to see if there was any one who might have had the lockups I describe and then found a fix for them.
I bought the game based on all the positive things in the 2 or 3 threads here.
I had lockups before I walked outside for the first time, then thought I had fixed it with the new drivers but the first gun flash from a npc taught me otherwise. So it seems as if its more a software issue then a hardware.
With the specs in all of your sigs, I am a little more confident that some obscure background service is hampering me.
I had the locking problem on my machine. Was so annoying I just stopped trying to play after trying many options to get it to stop. Had nothing to do with CPU or GPU heat as both are well cooled.
wizard james
04-09-07, 03:59 PM
All i get is a yellow screen that frezzes. sucks. that or it just fails to the desktop
OCnewbee
04-09-07, 05:31 PM
i had one blue screen of death and that was it but i think it was from the video driver and not the game. No lock ups, craches, smooth as a bell for me.
This game so far has run without a hitch, a crash, a freeze... specs in the Sig... game runs very nicely.
Springbok
04-09-07, 06:24 PM
It sounds like a driver issue if it locked up as soon as an NPC did something, maybe audio drivers? I think EAX was causing problems for some people. Might be the ATI card, or your overclock, have you tried running stock?
have you tried running stock?
Not yet because it runs all the benchmarks and folding(24/7) rock solid (again, no oc on the GPU) I like the audio suggestion tho which had not occurred to me and its the first I have heard, of a report of that, and it will be simple to disable.
I also have a 6800GS I can try.
I'm running catalyst 7.3 without CCC
Same here(I was slow updating my sig)
To CGR
We have one thing in common we fold, can you fill me in on what you have running as a folding client, to see if maybe that might be the common denominator between us.
I run vmware smp on this rig and although I have the vmware client off, when I game. There may be some vm services that run anyway. How about you?
Neural Net
04-09-07, 07:50 PM
Not yet because it runs all the benchmarks and folding(24/7) rock solid (again, no oc on the GPU) I like the audio suggestion tho which had not occurred to me and its the first I have heard, of a report of that, and it will be simple to disable.
Funny you should say that because the same goes for my set up and Supreme Commander, it runs everything else fine but my PC would do a hard reset when Supreme Commander has been loading for no more than 5 seconds. So it could be your overclock, but upping the voltage a little bit should solve the problem if that's the cause.
tresmonos
04-09-07, 11:40 PM
Had my setup not run S.T.A.L.K.E.R. decently, I probably would've given up on PC gaming, too. Not so much that I have alot of 'new' money invested in my PC, rather that I had been waiting on the game since 2002.
I feel for you, man. Best of luck and don't give up.
I am thinking if this is the future, it would just be easier and cheaper to get an Xbox 360, that would completly free up all the hours I have wasted trying to get an unpolished game running.
It'll be all fun and games till your precious 360 does the same thing. The 360 has a horrible overheating problem. My friend has been through 3 of them and every single one starts with freezes/crashes then ends up with the 3 red lights of death or whatever they call it. :(
Stalker kept BSOD`ing for me over and over... i decided to reformat and the problem went away... i also had to turn off eax and disable full hardware acceleration on the sound hardware.
Run the game with RivaTuner's statistics server in the background to display your temperatures (and the amperage) while gaming. Try doing that, maybe try tuning your GPU fan to 100% and see if that resolves your crashing issues.
I'm playing STALKER on an X1800XT at 700/1600 with 7.3 and CCC. I can't really compare because I just rearranged my case fans for more wind, but this isn't by far the "hottest" game in terms of heating up my video card. (The hottest so far is for some reason TOCA Race Driver 3.)
You should have taken the Oblivion crashes more seriously. You have some sort of system instability that you will want to be rid of. I don't believe it's just you, but I am more than fairly certain that if you are having crashing problems in both Oblivion and Stalker, and other people with systems similar to yours do not have these problems, then Oblivion and Stalker are common to us and hence cannot be the source or cause of your problems. The same goes for basically everyone else.
Chances are overheating, either on the CPU or the GPU, underpower / undervoltage from the PSU, or some other flaw which does not become apparent until you put full strain on your system.
One thing though.. If I run a folding client in the background while playing STALKER, I get the highest temperatures recorded for my CPU. Q-FAN cuts to 100% at 51 degrees Celcius for me, and it does so under those conditions. I run WCG though rather than F@H.
Dan0512
04-10-07, 03:44 AM
I beat the unpatched game without a single BSOD or freeze. It did crash once to the desktop, but that's not tragic.
I feel for you folks having problems with this game, since it's such a good one.
dan
could it be that your OC is a bit unstable with this game...some game are frisky that way, like on my machine I can prime and memtest for weeks on end with no errors but I have to go down 100mhz if I want to play any BF games without freezes.
It is, of course, a different kind of strain to play a game that puts pressure on both the CPU cores and the video card, than to run some synthetic benchmark that stresses only a part of one of them.
Thanks for all the good suggestions this weekend I will go through and try them and report back.( Have to go away for a couple days.)
I hate to do it but its about time for reinstall of windows anyways.
You should have taken the Oblivion crashes more seriously.
These were caused by a couple of background proggy's running. Also it was on a different MOBO and CPU. I played through Oblivion and Knights of the nine pain free.
I was referencing this because I can deal with a game crashing on ocassion back to the desktop on my old P4.
When a game requires a cold reboot it has to be taken more seriously.
Thanks again for all the good suggestions.
SeasonalEclipse
04-10-07, 08:02 PM
hm iv never had any oblivion issues with my current system, I also plan to buy stalker as well just to see how good its online features are.. thats the only reason I buy PC games anymore.
You said you patched the game right away, did you also try running the game vanilla? Seems crazy but I've had more then 1 game run better pre-patch then post-patch so now I only patch if I play it online or if single-player doesn't work properly.
Played stalker once, only one crash wich most likely occured because my P4 was running 24/7 for the 3rd day in a row, wich it kinda dislikes :rolleyes:
I had just one crash in about 20 hours of game play with the system in my signature. I just finished the X-16 lab mission. I probably need to update my vid driver since it's several months old. So, there is a STALKER patch? Is it worth installing?
Neural Net
04-23-07, 10:28 AM
I had just one crash in about 20 hours of game play with the system in my signature. I just finished the X-16 lab mission. I probably need to update my vid driver since it's several months old. So, there is a STALKER patch? Is it worth installing?
I've heard that any updates to Stalker makes your previous saved games incompatible, but don't take my word on that. :confused:
hUMANbEATbOX
04-23-07, 10:54 AM
^ tis true. don't install if you value your saves.
Oc1Kenube
04-24-07, 05:41 AM
wait for it on consoles is my suggestion. The optimization on pc is terrible as i have already said elsewhere my rig comprising of e6300@2.73ghz,7900gs/650/900,1gb pc2 6400 ballistix on asus p5wdh deluxe and i cant play on anything but the lowest settings 1280x1024 and even this still judders a little which is total bs as my spec is easily capable of playing any other game including the likes of R6:Vegas at max detail.truly shocking!!!!
chrispycrunch
04-29-07, 09:05 AM
Hardware lockups on high-end computer systems just makes me want to run over to a wii or xbox system, leaving the pc for htpc/folding/surfing!
What's the minimum vid card you would all recommend for this game? Does a 7900gs suffice?
hUMANbEATbOX
04-29-07, 11:50 AM
yea a 7900gs should be fine. the game is very playable even with my x800pro.
if you are having problems with the game, where it isn't playable due to low frames, you should really look at your system. just because another game plays fine doesn't mean that ALL games will play fine.
I'm playing the game with an E6600, 2G 800mhz ram and a Raedon HIS X1550 (LOL) GPU.
I installed the game today and after reading this thread a few days ago, I didn't think I had much hope.
So far, everything's running damn fine!
I had more trouble running Oblivion.
All the best with everyone having problems!
anothermbdusted
05-12-07, 10:51 AM
i only skipped in one area really bad and that was the area with the high rises but i found out my antivirus was doing a scan in the back ground and it cured it np at all everything on highest settings so you dont need that awesome of a compter to run it... i just finished it yesterday.:(
nightelph
05-14-07, 08:30 AM
I'd been waiting for stalker for a long time, and the game.. is unplayable for me. I spent a few hours digging up suggestions on the internet, reinstalling game, DX, OS, drivers.. even trying it on vista. Same bullcrap, even after patch. I did fall in love with it, don't get me wrong, but right now its just collecting dust..
striker85
05-14-07, 03:26 PM
It runs just fine for me. But the game itself...the speed at which the story moves is enough to make me give up. I was expecting more from this game. It's fun for about an hour then it gets real repetitive.
anothermbdusted
05-15-07, 11:36 AM
the first like 5 levels are pretty boring to me. until you go underground then it starts to get better but not until then.
freakdiablo
05-15-07, 11:51 AM
So, a few problems? Great, you people made me afraid to buy it now :( .
wizard james
05-19-07, 03:00 AM
Someone want to host the update files, i dont feel like registering to another website just to download a patch..
Someone want to host the update files, i dont feel like registering to another website just to download a patch..
www.filefront.com no registration req and no waits that I have ever had.
Wanted to dig this thread up and see how much time it took to get Stalker working...little less then a year.:thup:
Changes to make it work..... New GPU(For crysis not Stalker) didn't crash but ran poorly, newest
X-fi driver fixed it up. Never had to reinstall WinXP. I think the x-fi drivers at the time disagreed with my system.
Kinda nice that I waited , running on Max settings @ 1280x1024.:)
Didn't have to give up gaming as this was the only one I had serious problems with.:beer:
Rejoice Rejoice!
uzibear
03-29-08, 11:42 PM
It'll be all fun and games till your precious 360 does the same thing. The 360 has a horrible overheating problem. My friend has been through 3 of them and every single one starts with freezes/crashes then ends up with the 3 red lights of death or whatever they call it. :(
yessir; **** happens
Wanted to dig this thread up and see how much time it took to get Stalker working...little less then a year.:thup:
Changes to make it work New GPU(For crysis not Stalker) didn't crash but ran poorly, newest
X-fi driver fixed it up. Never reinstalled WinXP I think the x-fi drivers at the time disagreed with my system.
Kinda nice that I waited , running on Max settings @ 1280x1024.:)
Didn't have to give up gaming as this was the only one I had serious problems with.:beer:
Rejoice Rejoice!
Yeah, I just finished it last week, and I have to say, I am glad I waited too, was really worth it. It is a really solid game in terms of gameplay and just sheer fun.
Frogbones
03-30-08, 12:05 PM
PLayed this game since release....never really had a problem.
Beat several times. Few bugs hear and there (what games doesn't).
Mashed a few mods together and it's awsome!!
Main mod is Oblivion Lost, mashed the textures from GFX mod, mashed the sound in from a realism sound mod, and mashed several custom weapon textures aswell.
Runs rock solid and is very fun, with great graphix/lighting etc. (cause of the mods).
Cheers
If I run Satic lighting I get 125-180 FPS
If I run Full dynamic lighting I'm lucky to get over 30fps usually 14-25fps.
Don't understand
Rig is in sig.
mrgreenjeans
03-31-08, 11:46 AM
I would check into the sound card issue. I've encountered that problem before also. If others with similar rigs played with no issues check into sound drivers.
My expereince with the 'patched' version had no issues. I played the 'steam' version recently and never had a prob. In fact, its one of the few games i'd actually play again.
deRusett
03-31-08, 01:17 PM
Your lock up problem seems to be the same style of Problem that is a copy protection scheme,
are you using a NO CD key or anything but a legit Game CD?
If your addressing the OP(Me:)) see post #39.
Alien1099
04-02-08, 10:13 AM
Other than the typical issues most "rushed" games have (lack of polish) and the annoying, idiotic, and completely blown out of proportion jamming rates of most guns in the game, I had no problems with it.
Other than the typical issues most "rushed" games have (lack of polish) and the annoying, idiotic, and completely blown out of proportion jamming rates of most guns in the game, I had no problems with it.
Well, those guns have been out and in the crap of the zone for a while, and not to mention, majority of those people that you got the guns from where very unprofessional/nubs. But yes, a tad over the top. But it still worked out in the end.
Stalker certainly wasn't rushed. People were talking about it for years.
Kenshiro
04-02-08, 04:13 PM
Forget PC........... come... join the console side.............. and we shall embrace you............
Mr.Guvernment
04-02-08, 06:32 PM
with consoles now having harddrives, their games get updates too, so i am sure we will see many uncompleted games popping out on consoles too :(
I can't get it to work. Whenever I try loading a saved game it crashes. Obviously this is a major problem.
Frogbones
04-22-08, 12:04 PM
I can't get it to work. Whenever I try loading a saved game it crashes. Obviously this is a major problem.
Did you update the game? If you have a saved game form like 1.0003 or.4 then upgrade to .5 or .6you need to start a new game. even though they say you can keep same game..maybe you can I don't chance it.
If you choose to update this game, 9 times out of 10 you need a fresh load of the Zone.
I stuck with 1.0003 for a long time until I beat da game couple times...then I updated to .5 and started a new game and will not update until I am finished with this instance. Then I will upgrade to .6
Just about every game I play, when I update it, I start a new game. Saves alot of stress and keeps the crashes down...unless the patch is bad.
Yep I updated it to the 1.0006 patch right after installing the game.
Frogbones
04-22-08, 12:25 PM
Yep I updated it to the 1.0006 patch right after installing the game.
Hmm I do recall I tried a fresh game with .0006 I to never even made it into the game...so I went back to .0005 and every thing was good.
SAme happened with patch 4 I went from .0003 to .004 and had the same issue so I went back to .3 played for a while then skipped 4 and went to 5. smooth as glass.
I'll just play.0005 ( with Oblivion Lost mod) until clear skies releases. I'm tired of the junky crap. Fun game just not built well.
I tried just installing .5 as well but it did the same thing. I saw something about it crashing in vista 32 because of it running out of virtual memory, but I already had the fix installed so it must be something else. Maybe I'll try the .3 patch, but it'll have to wait until Friday.
Frogbones
04-22-08, 03:11 PM
OH...You're running it on vista..missed that part. Yea, thats a different ball of wax there...SO, You install..do you test (start a new game real quick) it just on fresh install like 1.0001? Does it work? Or do you install, patch, then fire up the game.
Just trying get a pattern down.
Install, patch, play then save and immediately try to load the save and it doesn't work. I'll see what it does on a fresh install then with 1.003 patch once I get home. Exam week then I have summer break woot!
lokitexas
04-22-08, 04:07 PM
I am running this on Vista64 with the system in my sig. Not a pretty game...by far. But fun so far and no issues.
ShadowPho
04-22-08, 08:34 PM
I had just one crash in about 20 hours of game play with the system in my signature. I just finished the X-16 lab mission. I probably need to update my vid driver since it's several months old. So, there is a STALKER patch? Is it worth installing?
20 hours and you just-just finished X-16? I got there...sooner...lol.
As for updating careful, 1.0->any = break. But install the Oblivion Lost mod (AMAZING) and you should be able to get back to your now standing in 3 hours.
I've heard that any updates to Stalker makes your previous saved games incompatible, but don't take my word on that. :confused:
If you update the game from 1.0 to any version save games are lost. Other versions are suppose to be compatible. However, mods are not compatible (Lost Oblivion).
wait for it on consoles is my suggestion. The optimization on pc is terrible as i have already said elsewhere my rig comprising of e6300@2.73ghz,7900gs/650/900,1gb pc2 6400 ballistix on asus p5wdh deluxe and i cant play on anything but the lowest settings 1280x1024 and even this still judders a little which is total bs as my spec is easily capable of playing any other game including the likes of R6:Vegas at max detail.truly shocking!!!!
I have e6400@2.8ghz (semi stable lol), 7600gs (semi clocked), 2gb of crap ram. I play this game on high-medium settings at 35FPS. However, if I try to run FF, Foobar, ChessMaster and Stalker, then my computer runs out of RAM.
PLayed this game since release....never really had a problem.
Beat several times. Few bugs hear and there (what games doesn't).
Mashed a few mods together and it's awsome!!
Main mod is Oblivion Lost, mashed the textures from GFX mod, mashed the sound in from a realism sound mod, and mashed several custom weapon textures aswell.
Same! I love it!
I just love this game! :D I got oblivion lost mod, since I lost all my save games and had to start all over. At first I hated it. Completely. You bled to death, and couldn't run. Guns were too accurate, but right click swayed. You had to eat... a lot. Food and bandage do not heal at all(!!!). Human counter... GONE. Now I didn't know if I was in danger.
But now, I learned to love it. It adds so much to the game. I also see how all these negatives turn into a plus. The bleeding to death makes me slower in attacking people and prevents me from rushing in/rushing out. Sniper rifles now take a skill to use (even teh gauss rifle.. THO IT ROCKS). Merchants have tons of stuff and my 200k went to good use. EXO SKELETON FTW. It is slightly harder to heal, but now I don't get hit as often. Also, I am forced to repair my armor often and now I try not to get as often again (realism!). As for the human counter, it is amazing that it is gone. Now, I am actually.. scared... in the underground (X-16 was so scarrrrrry and the one before it). Oblivion lost also added new monsters (LOVE THEM), a DOOM style dog, some cats(rats?), some invisible guys and a cool guy. Also, vehicles (love them too).
So, all in all, do get Oblivion Lost if you play this game.
can anyone link me to this mod?
and does it work on vista 32bit?
It doesn't sound so good to me. But atm I'd be happy if I could play the base game.
It doesn't sound so good to me. But atm I'd be happy if I could play the base game.
u do have a strange problem! but corruption of data, which is what it seems, could be down to your OC. try turning everythng back to stock and see what happens! ive had oc's which play oblivion maxed out but then crashes on other games with no apparent reason! a small drop in my oc has healed the problem!!!
ive been able to play stalker with every patch seperately without a problem on vista !
I hope such a minor oc wouldn't be the cause of it. I think I played it at stock settings for a few minutes and I still had the same problem. :(
ShadowPho
04-23-08, 10:21 PM
http://forums.filefront.com/s-t-l-k-e-r-modding-editing/340033-s-t-l-k-e-r-oblivion-lost-kanyhalos.html
Springbok
04-24-08, 07:06 PM
I saw a friend running Stalker on his 8800 GTS and I couldn't believe what a difference it made...the real time lighting was so awesome. It's almost like Crysis, but less prettiness and more grittiness.
Meh the graphics are ok, it's a little too gritty for me.
Frogbones
04-25-08, 10:42 AM
Heh, I wouldn't expect to much "prettiness" with an enviroment racked with radiation, nasty mutants and total degredation. Instead of lush tropical island in the middle of the ocean near the equator. Plus the game is older than Crysis..why even compare the two. Or expect WOW graphics.
TO much stock in graphics these days not enough in gameplay/replay.
IMHO Crysis was just a tech/hardware bar raiser, than an actual GAME. Crysis's "theme" has been played out since the '90's. Felt like I was mostly playing the movie Preditor. Just my opinion.
I just think the textures look a little flat, that's all. Now the color scheme comes down to personal preference and I just happen to like more vibrant colors.
Frogbones
04-25-08, 10:57 AM
I just think the textures look a little flat, that's all. Now the color scheme comes down to personal preference and I just happen to like more vibrant colors.
There is a mod called GFX (or the like) if you take just the textures from that mod and put them in the game....makes a HUGE difference. Way more vibrant. Probly what ur itchin for.
Try it ..it's not a complex procedure and is really worth it.
I agree that original graphix were flat.
I finally got it working. I'm using the 1.0003 patch right now.
http://forums.filefront.com/s-t-l-k-e-r-modding-editing/340033-s-t-l-k-e-r-oblivion-lost-kanyhalos.html
does this work on vista though????
I finally got it working. I'm using the 1.0003 patch right now.
how did u do it?
and change the colours in your sig! i cant read them at the best of times!!
Oh my bad my other system is an amd system and it had green colors so I thought I would make this one blue. I installed the game then installed the patches until the 1.0003 patch. For some reason it works while the new patch doesn't. Is my sig better now?
Huge thanks to this thread for I never knew there was such mods as Oblivion Lost - this mod transforms the game from awesome to total kickass. Enemies are much more dangerous, no more running around as a superhuman protagonist shooting at lame enemies with underpowered weapons as if it was target practice with a BB gun.
Also, vehicles are a blessing...
Anyone who likes STALKER would be well advised to install Oblivion Lost (http://stalker.filefront.com/file/Oblivion_Lost;89584).
Oh my bad my other system is an amd system and it had green colors so I thought I would make this one blue. I installed the game then installed the patches until the 1.0003 patch. For some reason it works while the new patch doesn't. Is my sig better now?
yeah much better! :p
by the way can anyone confirm if oblivion lost works on vista?
ShadowPho
04-28-08, 07:01 PM
yeah much better! :p
by the way can anyone confirm if oblivion lost works on vista?
1) Sweet car in your avatar :)
2) Oblivion lost should work with Stalker 1.005 no problem. However, it will not help you if your stalker does not work at all. In any case, it is really easy to reverse the installation, one click button with the Smart Mod Manager (already included).
Huge thanks to this thread for I never knew there was such mods as Oblivion Lost - this mod transforms the game from awesome to total kickass. Enemies are much more dangerous, no more running around as a superhuman protagonist shooting at lame enemies with underpowered weapons as if it was target practice with a BB gun.
Also, vehicles are a blessing...
Anyone who likes STALKER would be well advised to install Oblivion Lost (http://stalker.filefront.com/file/Oblivion_Lost;89584).
Wow I can't imagine the game being more difficult. It's hard enough playing it on stalker difficulty.
I'm playing on "Hell", which is the worst diff. level after the mod. And I love it! Basic bandits with SMGs are quite deadly even when you're equiped with SEVA suit wielding a scoped, silenced Groza OC-14 5.45mm barreled.
:P
Frogbones
04-29-08, 10:44 AM
New version of OL (oblivion lost) it's now 2.0 with new kickass features and such.
mrgreenjeans
04-29-08, 03:35 PM
All this talk got me to fire it back up. I started in as Vetran and am curious of the OL mod you're referring to. I got the game off Steam and my only regret is lack of a manual to explain some of the icons on the desk top;i.e. the number count on the bottom rh of the map hud? whassup?
Second, will the OL mod work on a Steam sourced game? still great game. Much more realistic than Crysis with all that 'super' invisiblilty and stuff. (not that I didn't enjoy Crysis, just different flavor!)
Frogbones
04-30-08, 09:23 AM
yes it should work....use patch version 1.0005. The gas mask view and effects are trip.
Wen running the mod play the "hell" option, to get full features of the mod.
mrgreenjeans
04-30-08, 11:19 AM
OK. downloading MOD. will let ya know how it goes!
mrgreenjeans
04-30-08, 05:13 PM
OK I give. What extracts the .7z file extension? I've got WinRAR and zip and no go. i checked the site and no hints.
OK I give. What extracts the .7z file extension? I've got WinRAR and zip and no go. i checked the site and no hints.
Try http://www.7-zip.org/
Its free.
mrgreenjeans
04-30-08, 08:23 PM
Thanks guys got it! huge difference in graphics and gameplay. started in hell and the first dog attack took me out. Ya gotta love it. Once I figured out the install no prob so it will work on the STEAM version. :cool:
ok so i decided to d/l oblivion lost and while it good, its not knock your socks off great...! i do like the more realistic bleeding and needing to eat and heal though!
i have only just started the game though so maybe it will get better.
i am having one problem! i keep getting dropouts in fps while playing! i get a steady 40/50 otherwise but every so often it will just drop to zero which sucks big time!
ive tried setting dynamic lighting to static and lowering the quality to medium or low but i still get it and i cant play the game like this!!!
does anyone else get this? and if so is there a fix??
ps, do you think being connected to the net could have an effect?
i could play it on max settings with my old 1950pro (static lighting) so it shouldnt really be a graphics card issue! unless its the drivers...
mrgreenjeans
05-01-08, 10:29 PM
I hit a glitch, temporary freeze, occasionally but its usually when I'm running. Try turning the textures down a notch. Yeah I didn't think I'd make it on hell, but you learn to TAKE YOUR TIME and the mod does give an 'oblivion' quality which makes the wandering all the more pleasant. The zombies are a b*tch but a grenade will stop 'em in their tracks. i still haven't earned any of the new weapons yet though.
ratbuddy
02-04-10, 04:52 PM
Realized I had STALKER sitting around from a Steam bundle (I also own the DVD version but no idea where it is) and heard good things about Oblivion Lost so I gave it a whirl today. Tried it on the suggest hell difficulty, and just couldn't hack it. I went down a notch to the second hardest, and it's a little better. I'm still quicksaving every 10 seconds or so during fights, and dying whenever someone looks at me funny, but I gotta admit, it's way better than vanilla.
Did you really need to bump a two year old thread? Why not just make a new one?
Did you really need to bump a two year old thread? Why not just make a new one?
Thread necromancy is pro.
And yeah, Oblivion Lost rocks. But with the new Stalker Complete 2009 mod, looks like it is getting time to play through again with it. Now if I can try and knock off a few games from my backlog of games first lol.
ratbuddy
02-04-10, 06:30 PM
Did you really need to bump a two year old thread? Why not just make a new one?
Why not just PM me for such a silly concern?
:shrug:
Did you really need to bump a two year old thread? Why not just make a new one?
I love seeing my old posts. Sometimes I've changed my mind, and sometimes I don't even remember making those posts.
Kuroimaho
02-05-10, 06:36 AM
I played beat it like a year after it came out.
Didn't like the lot of walking, but when I found a trainer with unlimited sprint it turned the game around, was a real gem. Looking forward to the third one.
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